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The 1971 Cotton Bowl Classic was the 35th edition of the college football bowl game , played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas , Texas , on Friday, January 1.[3] previous year , the undefeated and top-ranked Texas Longhorns of the Southwest Conference were upset by the independent Notre Dame Fighting Irish , 24–11.[2] [4] [5]
Notre Dame [ edit ]
Led by head coach Ara Parseghian , Notre Dame's captains were Larry DiNardo and Tim Kelly, and featured Joe Theismann at quarterback and Tom Gatewood as a wide receiver .
Texas was coached by Darrell Royal , and the captains for the Longhorns were Scott Henderson, Steve Worster , Bobby Wuensch and Bill Zapalac . The team also featured Jerry Sisemore at tackle and Jim Bertelsen at running back .
Texas was trying to win consecutive national championships , while Notre Dame was seeking revenge for the previous Cotton Bowl loss to Texas, its first bowl appearance in over four decades.
Game summary [ edit ]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (10–0)
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Notre Dame 14 10 0 0 24
No. 1 Texas
3 8 0 0 11
at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX
Date : Friday, January 1, 1971
Game time : 1:00 PM CDT
Game weather : Clear, 52 °F (11 °C)
Game attendance : 73,000
TV announcers (CBS ) : Lindsey Nelson, Tom Brookshier
Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
(15:38) UT – Happy Feller 23 yard field goal, UT 3–0
(7:58) ND – Tom Gatewood 26 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Hempel kick), ND 7–3
(5:11) ND – Joe Theisman 3 yard run (Hempel kick), ND 14–3
Second Quarter
(13:28) ND – Joe Theisman 15 yard run (Hempel kick), ND 21–3
(1:52) UT – Jim Bertelsen 2 yard run (Lester pass from Phillips ), ND 21–11
(0:24) ND – Scott Hempel 36 yard field goal, ND 24–11
Statistics
ND TEX
First downs
16 20
Total yards
359
426
Rushes/yards
52/146
55/216
Passing yards
213
240
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
10–19–1
10–27–1
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Notre Dame Passing
Joe Theismann 9–16, 176 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Cieszkowski
13 car, 52 yards
Receiving
Yoder
2 rec, 96 yards
Texas Passing
Eddie Phillips 9–17, 199 yards
Rushing
Eddie Phillips
23 car, 164 yards
Receiving
Deryl Comer
4 rec, 67 yards
After Texas' initial field goal, Notre Dame scored 21 straight points.[6] [4] wishbone offense in check the rest of the game and the second half was scoreless.[7] [8]
Aftermath [ edit ]
It ended the Longhorns' 30-game winning streak,[4] NCAA Division I records. Notre Dame had defeated Oklahoma in 1957 to end their 47-game win streak.[9]
Second-ranked Ohio State lost to Stanford in the Rose Bowl , while #3 Nebraska won the Orange Bowl and was named the AP national champion for the 1970 season, with Notre Dame as runner-up.[3]
Texas had been selected as the national champion by the UPI Coaches' Poll,[10] 1973 , the Coaches Poll released its final edition after the bowl games, starting with the 1974 season.
References [ edit ]
^ a b "Texas aims to prove it rates No. 1 spot" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Associated Press. January 1, 1971. p. 27.
^ a b Jenkins, Dan (January 11, 1971). "The one-day season" . Sports Illustrated . p. 10.
^ a b c "Irish snap Texas' streak" . Milwaukee Journal . wire services. January 2, 1971. p. 15.
^ "AT&T; Cotton Bowl History - 2011 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic" . Archived from the original on April 24, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011 .
^ "Notre Dame upsets Texas in Cotton Bowl" . Wilmington Morning Star . (North Carolina). UPI. January 2, 1971. p. 14.
^ "Irish defense spills Texas" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1971. p. 10.
^ "Revenge-minded Irish top Texas" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. January 2, 1971. p. 1B.
^ "50-61.pmd (PDF)" (PDF) . Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2023 .
^ "Texas first in final UPI poll" . Reading Eagle . (Pennsylvania). UPI. December 8, 1970. p. 30.
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There was a Cotton Bowl Classic in January and December in 1966, 2015, 2017, 2023, 2025.
College Football Playoff semifinals.
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